Man dies parachuting on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon
GRAND CANYON, Ariz. (AP) — The Grand Canyon National Park says a man has died after attempting a high-risk parachute leap from Yavapai Point on the…
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Transgender woman’s use of a gym locker room spurs protests and investigations in Missouri
Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A transgender woman’s use of the women’s locker room at a suburban St. Louis gym is prompting protests…
Continue ReadingProposed law pushes for tougher migrant detention following Texas girl’s killing
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Family members of a 12-year-old Houston girl allegedly killed by two Venezuelans who entered the U.S. illegally are…
Continue ReadingIdaho prosecutor says he’ll seek death penalty against inmate accused of killing while on the lam
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho prosecutor says he will seek the death penalty against an Idaho inmate charged with killing a man…
Continue ReadingCanada completes negotiations to use US space launch technology, expertise and data
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Canadian government says it has completed negotiations with the United States on an agreement that would allow the use…
Continue ReadingFavre challenges a judge’s order that blocked his lead attorney in Mississippi welfare lawsuit
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says a Mississippi judge improperly blocked his lead attorney from…
Continue ReadingUtility chief in north Florida sentenced to 4 years in prison for privatization scheme
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The former head of a north Florida public utility was sentenced to four years in prison for a scheme to privatize the…
Continue ReadingUS to boost military presence in Mideast, sending fighter jet squadron and keeping carrier in region
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the…
Continue ReadingUS Homeland Security halts immigration permits from 4 countries amid concern about sponsorship fraud
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has temporarily suspended permits for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to…
Continue ReadingExplosion and gunfire rock hotel at popular beach in Somalia’s capital, witnesses say
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Authorities and witnesses in Somalia say an explosion and gunfire has rocked a hotel by the beach in the…
Continue ReadingA humpback whale in Washington state is missing its tail. One expert calls the sight ‘heartbreaking’
Associated Press A humpback whale that is missing its tail and was spotted in Washington state’s inland waters likely lost its iconic flukes…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris is interviewing six potential vice president picks this weekend, AP sources say
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is interviewing a half-dozen potential running mates this weekend ahead of a formal…
Continue ReadingUAW leader says Trump would send the labor movement into reverse if he’s elected again
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The head of the United Auto Workers union says putting Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the Democratic…
Continue ReadingIndianapolis man sentenced to 145 years in prison for shooting ex-girlfriend, killings of 4 others
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis man has been ordered to spend 145 years in prison in the fatal shootings of three adults and a 7-year-old girl…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla.; White House deputy national security adviser Jon Finer; Almar Latour,…
Continue ReadingFederal judge rules that Florida’s transgender health care ban discriminates against state employees
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Florida’s transgender health care ban discriminates against state employees and violates…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects replacing counsel for man charged with shooting 3 Palestinian college students
Associated Press A Vermont judge has denied a request to replace the public defenders for the man charged with shooting and wounding three college…
Continue ReadingA North Carolina county is losing its 2 top election officials weeks before balloting begins
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina county is losing its top two election administrators mere weeks before the first general election…
Continue ReadingMexico’s largest convenience store chain will reopen 191 stores in border city hit by gang threats
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s largest convenience store chain says it will reopen 191 stores in the border city of Nuevo Laredo that it had closed…
Continue ReadingAlbuquerque police commander fired, 7th officer resigns in scandal involving drunken driving unit
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Albuquerque Police Department says it has fired a former commander of its internal affairs unit amid a corruption…
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